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Martin Luther King Jr. still helping people

David Barker
I don’t know what to think. I didn’t live through any of it. I don’t know what it’s like to live under Jim Crow in the south. I’ve been discriminated against, but rarely is it institutionalized. Dr. King’s relevance to me stems mostly from his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” because it practically is required reading in every philosophy class I’ve taken.

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King’s visit to MSU remembered 46 years later

Robbie Couch
January 13, 2011

King visited campus Feb. 11, 1965, to speak about the MSU-initiated Student Educational Project, or STEP, which was the first all student-run educational outreach program of its kind in the U.S. The program sent student and faculty volunteers to assist elementary and secondary students in Holly Springs, Miss., in developing their skills in drama, art and music.

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Museum exhibit breathes life into student ancestry

Marina Csomor
January 13, 2011

Artist and professor of sculpture James Lawton has created an exhibit for the MSU Museum he hopes will show family is more than just immediate — it’s universal. This multifaceted exhibit, which runs from Sunday to April 3, is titled “Evolutionary Artifacts.” It will feature images of 20th-century families screen-printed onto transparent acrylic panels which will travel on a conveyor system throughout the museum’s Heritage Gallery.

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Fraternity marches in remembrance

Kellie Rowe
January 13, 2011

On Monday, the members of Alpha Phi Alpha will participate in a symbolic march from the Union to Beaumont Tower to celebrate Dr. King, a former member of Alpha Phi Alpha.